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| Korean J Adult Nurs. 2015 Feb;27(1):63-72. Korean. Published online February 28, 2015. https://doi.org/10.7475/kjan.2015.27.1.63 | |
| © 2015 Korean Society of Adult Nursing | |
Soonhee Kim,1
and Sunhee Lee 2
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1College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. | |
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2Department of Nursing Science, Yeungjin College, Daegu, Korea. | |
| Corresponding author: Lee Sunhee. Department of Nursing Science, Yeungjin College, 35 Bokhyeon-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 702-721, Korea. Tel: +82-53-940-5439, Fax: +82-53-940-5438,
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| Received November 11, 2014; Revised February 12, 2015; Accepted February 13, 2015. | |
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Abstract
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Purpose
The aim of this study was to determine whether job-seeking stress, career decision-making self-efficacy, self-esteem, and academic achievement had an influence on nursing students' happiness.
Methods
The participants were 147 nursing students in D city. Data were collected with a structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed with SPSS/WIN 19.0 using ANOVA, t-test, Pearson correlation, and stepwise multiple regression.
Results
Factors that had an influence on happiness included major satisfaction(highly unsatisfied β=-.251, p=.001), average monthly family income(between four and six million won β=.222, p=.002), career decision-making self-efficacy(β=.198, p=.010), major satisfaction(satisfied β=.196, p=.006), and subjective health(unhealthy β =-.167, p=.020). These factors explained 33.5% of the variance in student happiness.
Conclusion
The results of this study reveal that career decision-making self-efficacy, self-esteem, major satisfaction, and job-seeking stress were important intrinsic factors in the happiness of nursing students. Thus, it is necessary to help these students attain more self-efficacy, self-esteem, and major satisfaction rather than focusing on academic achievement in order to increase their happiness. |
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Keywords: Happiness; Stress; Self-esteem; Self-efficacy |
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